Women in Catholic higher education : border work, living experiences, and social justice / edited by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Denise Leckenby.

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Book
Language
English
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Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2003.
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viii 186 pages ; 24 cm

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    "Women in Catholic Higher Education examines the contemporary contradictions and tensions faced by women who teach and work in Catholic institutions of higher learning. Delving into discourse traditionally silenced by the Catholic hierarchy, this edited collection observes the ways in which patriarchal structures often hinder women's advancement within these institutions. The contributors describe their own conflicts and successes in their attempts to negotiate their academic careers and personal lives in the context of the clash between secular and Catholic patriarchal values. In this critical analysis, these writers extrapolate from their particular experiences and suggest concrete steps toward social justice for women in Catholic higher education. The risk-taking and creative thought inaugurated here by editors Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Denise Leckenby will undoubtedly serve as a model for other scholars fully engaged, both as professionals and as social individuals, in careers and lives on Catholic campuses."--Jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction / Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Densie Leckenby
    • Part I. Feminist border work : tensions and contradictions
    • "What doesn't kill you will make you strong" : Black women and Catholic colleges / Stephanie Y. Mitchem
    • Cultural barriers facing lesbian, gay, and bisexual students at a Catholic college / Patrick Love
    • Navigating bi-cultural waters / Bonnie B.C. Oh
    • Part II. Living experiences : identity, empowerment, and action
    • Women in God's country : teaching gender studies at Saint Michael's College / Carey Kaplan and Susan Kuntz
    • Living the experiences of a feminist faculty member at a Catholic institution / Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber
    • Walking on a wire and weaving a safety net : women's studies and campus administrative offices / Margaret D. Stetz
    • No sleep for the lions : women's leadership in Catholic higher education / Patricia A. McGuire
    • Part III. Social justice : the ideal, the reality, and the quest
    • The impostor phenomenon and women in theology / Joan A. Range
    • Ex corde : constraint or window of opportunity? / Stephanie Bressler
    • Mission and ministry of American Catholic colleges and universities for the next century : vocation and dialogic models for social justice / Barbara E. Wall
    • Conclusion
    • Strife and synthesis : women and women's studies in Catholic higher education / Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber and Denise Leckenby.
    ISBN
    • 0739105191 ((alk. paper))
    • 9780739105191 ((alk. paper))
    • 0739105825 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 9780739105825 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2002037980
    OCLC
    50866811
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